Petroleum

Apart from the production unit, flare stack is also a significant security device for the petroleum and petrochemical industries used for exhaust gas pressure (Flare Gas) from the production process, especially if the process fails. Despite the safety equipment necessary, to reduce the frequency and volume of vented gas flares out to the left, it will reduce the anxiety of neighboring communities. Therefore, the company plans to reduce the flare stack as well as improve it efficiently as…

small restaurants in Puerto Caballo. They stopped several months ago because what they caught were blackened and damaged,” (Chronic Oil Leaks). Over time, natural gas and petroleum have been leaking into Lago de Maracaibo polluting it, damaging the water, and killing the animal living in it. “There have always been leaks of petroleum or natural gas from a huge network of pipes, according…

hand, the Cairn-Vedanta deal is a transaction between two London-listed companies and the money will not flow into India. The Reliance-BP deal, on the contrary, will be the single-largest foreign direct investment (FDI) worth $7.2billiion in the petroleum sector. The $12billion FDI announcement made by Korean steel major POSCO in 2005 has failed to take off. In the case of Cairn-Vedanta deal, Cairn Energy is transferring the control of its Indian Unit. The buyout will see the London-Listed…

To comply with the demand for more fossil fuels in recent decades, oil companies have been urged to search for other alternatives to petroleum production in addition to the regular on-land drilling method. Offshore drilling, the process of extracting oil and gas resources on the continental shelves of oceans, has skyrocketed in the oil and natural gas industries. Massive production facilities sit atop undersea towers, some descending deeper than the height of the world's most ambitious…

Fossil Fuels are organic deposits derived from decaying plants and animals that have been fossilized over millions of years. There is more to them than that however they are also hydrocarbons comprised primarily of the following elements: carbon and hydrogen and some sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, and minerals. Different combinations of these elements are used as a fuel for our everyday lives. This paper’s purpose is to explain some of the chemistry behind the use of these various fossil fuels as…

the consequences and impacts our actions could have on society. For the past few years, Canada and the United States have started to build a pipeline that travels through both countries. This pipeline known as the Keystone Pipeline and it carries petroleum across the country. Recently, they have proposed an additional pipeline called the Keystone XL which has not been installed yet. The installation of the Keystone XL pipeline should be disapproved by the United States Government for it will…

1. INTRODUCTION I am a chemical engineer working for Sasol co. . The specialised scope of the company’s product portfolio include manufacturing of fuels, oils, chemical, polymers, fertilizers, explosives and gas. I am instructed to generate 5 ideas for Sasol and determine the best product (line) among them through the multi factor decision making process. I am instructed to use the AHP excel spreadsheet picking 4 criteria of my choice to evaluate the ideas. 2. IDEA GENERATION MIND MAP…

For example, geographical position, fauna and flora, land form, rock structure and climate affect the activities in this industry. The value chain from exploration, extraction, refining, producing to final use of petroleum are emitting harmful gases that affect the people, plants, animals, air, water and soil negatively. Besides, exploration, processing, and transportation of oil and natural gas have the major impact to the environment such as groundwater contamination…

aquifers. Aquifers are used for different purposes such as manufacturing, livestock, mining however more than three quarters percent is used for irrigation. Throughout this research, we find that most of the aquifers are contaminated through petroleum spillages. Petroleum spillages in aquifers cause tremendous problems in cities especially problems related to the health safety. These problems bring about negative impacts in the society, because citizens who are affected with this problem have to…

reduction of property value (depends on the magnitude of the oil spill), reduction of tourism (affected areas), as well as recreational and aesthetic impact (“Oil Spill Effect on Humans”). When precious crude oil or refined petroleum is lost, it affects the amount of petroleum or gas available for use (“Oil Spill”). Offshore oil drilling also affects people because it changes in different bodies of water. In many cases oil tends to float, but just because oil floats in saltwater doesn’t mean it…